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ntom THE LONDON GAZETTE OF DEC. 1. St. James's Palace, Nov. 27. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon Nicholas Conynghain Tindal, Esq. his Majesty's Soli citor-General. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Lieutenant-General John Fraser, Colonel of the late York Rangers. Whitehall, N0v.,29. The King has been pleased to order a writ to be issued under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, for summoning the Right Honourable George Granville Leveson Gower (commonly called Earl Gower) to the House of Peers, by the style and title of Baron Gower, of Stittenharn, in the county of York. Whitehall, Nov. 23. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph .Barnes Sanders, of the city of Exeter, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Whitehall, Nov. 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas'lmmo, of Bir mingham, hi the county of WarwiCk, Gent. to ha a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery., Whitehall, Nov. 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Qorge Hutchinson, of Cheatertield, in the county of Derby, G en t. t o he a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Whitehall, Nov. 29. The Lord, Charreellot hag; appointed William CollArd, of Wel lington, in the county of. Somerset, Gent. to IR , a Master Extra. ordinary in the High court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. B. Burman, Southam, ‘Varwickshire, money-scrivener. J. Simonds, Bartholomew-lane, Muck-broker. B. B. Withy, Phoenix-alley, Covent-garden, coal-dealer. G. U. Beaumont, Commercial-place, City-road; corn dealer. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. Cocks, Norwich, tailor. BANKRUPTS. J. Alellnr, 11Iieklehurat, Cheshire, dealer in wool, to. surrender Dee. 15, at four, 15, at ten at the Rose and Crown Inn, derafield, and Jan. 12, at' two, ek the Semiotic House, Wakefield. .lactium and Hattye, Co%nlatt-street ; and Battle and Veep, Huddersfield. B. Fryer, Brie", timber-dealer, Dec. 'l9, 20, cud Jan. 12; at one, a t the booms, Bristol. Evans and Sheartnau, Hatton- .:Men ; and Haberfield, Bristol. rt.:gewton, Liverpool, tailor, Dec. 29, 21, and Jan. 12, at at the George Inn, Liverpool. Holden, Liverpool ; and `Wheeler and Bennett, John-street, Bedford-row. J. 1111eod, Clernent'a.lane, Lombard-street, leather-seller, Dec. 12, 19, and Jan. 12, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Rankin and Richards, Basinghall-street. S. C. Higgins, Gloucester, upholsterer, December 12, at eleven, 15, and January 12, at twelve, at the Court of Cinumis *Mims. Batley, John -street, Budford-row. J. Heywood, Great East-Cheap, merchant, December 8, 15, and January 12, at eleven, at the Court of Cominiuioners. Poultry. G. Bullock, Congleton, Cheshire, silkman, December 15, at eleven, 16, and Jan. 12, at five, at the Lion and Swan Inn, Con gleton. Kay and Whittaker, Thavies-Inn, Holborn ; and Pick ford, Congleton. W. Hammerton, Barnsley, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Dec. 26, at three, e 7, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Court-house, Wakefield. 'Walker, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields ; and Cloughs, Brook, and Norton, Barnsley. J. Robinson, Derby, tape-manufacturer, Dec. 19, 20, and Jan. 12, ut eleven, at the Bell Inn, Derby. Few, Ashmore, and Hamilton, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. 0. Coulson, Derby, slater, Dee. 19,20, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Bell Itni, Derby. Few, Ashmore, and Hamilton, Henrietta street, Covent-garden ; and Clarke,' D erby. J. Hinton, St. John's Woad Road, Middlesex., victualler, Dec. P, 15, and Jan. 12, at, twelve, at the Court of Commissioners,..--- Vaudercom and Ct'unyn, Bush-lane, Cannon-street. H. Percy, Whaddon, Wiltshire, horse-dealer, Dec, 15, at six, 6, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the White Bear Inn, Blandford- Forum, Dorset. Sandy' and Suns, Crane court, Fleet.street ; Johns, Blandford, Dorset. J. French, sen., Frame Selman!, Somerset, clothier, Dee. 21, at une, 29 Ott eleven, at the &Ace of Ittessra, Hatton and Bush, Frame Selwood, and jou, 12, at eleven, at the Christopher lon, Rath; Ellis and 131ackmore, Gray's-inn ; and Rotton and Bush, From% Selwood. C. Howard, Shack Jewell, victualler, Dee. 8, at one, 15, at ten, end Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Cormuiesione r s. Cranch, Union -court, Broad-street. A. Grubb, Great Russell•street, Covent-garden, tavern-keeper, Dec. 8, 16, and Jan, 12, at eleven, at the Coat of Commis sioners. M'Ghie, New-inn, Strand. W.llyard and J. Morgan, Bristol, booksellers, D. It, ?-}, and Jau. 12, at twelve, et the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Jonson, Shannon-court, Bristol. J. Prout, Bath, innkeeper, Dec. 14,15, and Jan. 12, at, twelve, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Bridgas and Mason, Red Linn square ; Hare and Little, Sunsll-stree4, Bristol; and Wingate, Bath. T. Annett, Ahnnout, Northumberland, corn-merchant, Dec. 22, 23, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the White Swan Inn, Alinvich. North and Smart, King's Bench-walk, Temple ; arid Pringle, Alnwick.. P. Lucas, Preston, Lancashire, innkeeper, Dec. 18, 19, al eleven, and Dec. 12, at ten, at the Bull Inn, Preston. So►►th• ward, Preston; and Hurd and Johnson, King's Bench-walk . Temple, J. Parsons, High.street, Shoreditch, butcher, Dee. 6, at ten, 8, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Hurd, Great Prescot-street, Go,odman's-fields. DIVIDENDS. .1 White, jun. Bishopwearmouth, Durham, iron-foundee. Dec. 22, at ten, at the Bridge Inn, Bishopwearmouth—P. Rebintain, Claypole, Lincoln, maltater, Jan. 2, at eleven, at the Hotel Inn, Newark-upon. Trent, Nottingliarn—W. Leader, Wells4treet, Oxford-street, coach-makee Dee. 22, at twelie, at the Court of Commisaioners—.W. Chub, Brietol, merchant, Dec. 27, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, ilristot--W. P. Linsell, Sun .street, linen-draper, Dec. 22, ateleven, at tAetotirt of Commiesionere— G. Children, Tunbridge, Kent, banker, Dee. 22, at twelve, et. the Court of Oittimissionere.-4. 'Walker, Upper Ruseell-street, Bermondsey, parchment-dealer, Dee. 19, at ten, at the Court of c omm i ss i on er s —W. Winholt, St. Paul's Church-yard, stationer, Dec. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Conumissioners--W. Marshall,, Regent-street, St. Jan's, IVeatminater, statuary, Dec. 0, at eleven, at the Court of Corn in itsioners 7 AL Jones, London-road, St. George's fields, upholder, Dee. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Commbetionere— F. Fleet, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, corn-dealer, Dee. 26, at eleven, at the George Inn, Aylesbury—R. Rutlidge, Weadon Beck, Daventry, Northampton, plumber, Dec. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Commiesionera—R. C. Harvey, Alburgh, and E. Hill, Worttvell, Norfolk, millet's, Dee. 28, at four, at the Bowling' green Inn, NOrtvich...J. Aire). and N. Aspinttl, Liverpool, soap-boilers, nee. 2 7, at one, atthe George lint, Gibbs, Devon port, Devortihire, tallow.ellandlee, Jan. 1, at ten, 'it Weakley'a Batell'Devorrport—ll. and Sadler, Oxford, chemists, Jan. 4, at ten,.at .the blaidentread Inn, Oxfoed--T. Gibbons, jun ' , Wells, next the sea, Norfolk, merchant, Jan, h, nt eleven, at the Red Lion, Fakenhant—W. TORiett, Beth, Soimiroetshire, grocer, December 80, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Bath—G. Haynes,' senior, G. Day, G,' allies, junior ' and W. Lawrence, -Swan sea, Glamorgan, hankers. Drourober 29, at twelve,. at the Public Roomi, Sweneea—W, —Yalt, Dorset-Street, Manehel-' ter-square, upholsterer, Dee. 26, at eleven, ,at the Court of Cum. missioners--J. arri B. Barber, Citieper' l, -eourt, Cornhill, stock brokers, Dee. 22, at eleven, at the Court orCommissione J. Hatfield, Cambridge, linen-draper, - Dec. 22 at twelve, at the CoUrtof Commissioners —E.' Biggar Birmingham, brass-founder, Dec. 80, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel , Birmiugham-4, Hodg son,. Birmingham, merchant, Dee. so, at one, at th e R oyal Hotel, Birminghant—A. Applegath, Stamfordoureet, Latitheth, printer, Jae. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commiesionars—E, m aekie, ma i den h ea d, B e rkshire, saddler, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Commistrioners—J. Crowther, Liverpool, merchant, lan. t), at eleven, at the George lon, Liverpox4-4. Gilbert and H. Taylor, Bristol, c ommielion-merchants, Dec. 89, at one, at the C'ommer cial Rooms, Bristol. R TI PICA TB k1..-Dtte. W. Crook,. -I.iverpool, bleacher.---F4 Robbie, Rtgent-street, jeweller—T. Ilyde, Portwood, kitockpore„ , ..spindle-maker,T. DeYoupott, tallow-chandler-11, Cluscjwiek, High-street, itlary-la-bonne, chemi.-4t---It. Walker, Oxford-atreet, Imtcher--S. 04#1.and andWciith, Engine-bridge; Aliorothury, 'York, wool:. len-eloth-manuflikifiept--T. Hope, Difey-Irveii merchant-1. Pike, W. llonarlif, and T. Pike, Lombont.street; tiankerd- -ti. ivwkenzie, Bridgewater-street, Soinera-town, merehant—J, B ur . ps catimpter---4.1.ee, Wood-street, ( heft itle, ware houseman —W.' 'Coleman, Esses..street, Bonyerie-stmt t Flek , Artet, vietualler- -1V • (,"hard; C ll , o T s iller Charman, Piccadilly, jeweller-71 Srai.r, noley-street, 001111 e• my, jun., Brixhato, Thompson, Blue Bear court, Friday-street, Manchester warehouseman—R. AllhArtipt6n, Sonierset, railler—M. J. Short, Marchmont-street, druggist—J. Close, aen., T. Close and S. Reinhold, Manchester, merchants. PARTNERSUIPS DISSOLVED. W. Bailey and W. Batkiu, Lane-End, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, manufacturers -T. and W. Nixey, Titchborne street, St.-James's, Westminster, hosiers—W. Larkin and C. Pin combe, Brixton, Surrey; drapers—J. Brown and W. Brumby, Nottingham, lace-manufacturers-:—T. Storer and J. Glover, Derby, tailors—T. Cookson, J. Cookson, T. Hodgson, and J. Riishworth, Staveley Mill, Westmorland, bobbin-turners—W. Wi ight and J. Raymond Oram, Eyfieltl, Essex, inaltsters—C. Gold, aen. and P. Gold, Brick-lane, Bethnal-green, tea-dealers— G. Doleman and W. B. Baker, Birmingham, blank tray makers Postans and G. P: Tye;Birmingharn, manufacturing Silver srniths—AL L. Reilly and W. Lane, Bath, stage-coach pro pretots. ' • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENL MOUSE Or LORDS, OftlbAY, DEC. 1. The Earl of Luean arid bird Maynard took the oaths and their seats. A of the .price of Corn, reduced to the Winchester measure, fron► 1146 to 1826, as moved for by the Earl of Lan do dale, was presented at the , bar. Adjourned to Monday, TIOUSV OF COMMONS, FRIDAY. Among the Memberi sworn et the table this day We noticed Mr. James Brougham and Dr. Lushington, Members for the bo tough of Tregony ; and Mr. James Villiers Stuart, the successful candidate for the county of 'Watertbrd. A Person from the India Hopse . brought up the Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, relative to half-ray and pensions. Sir GEORGE CLERK presented a petition, complaining of an undue return for the borough 'Tuesday 'Denbigh. Mr. SPENCE gave notice, that on next he should move for a Return of all business done at ,the Law side, io the Court of Exchequer, since the passing of the Act of Par liament, authorizing the Chief Baron to sit in equity alone. Mr. ALEXANDER DAWSON presented a pe tints from Pierce 'Somerville Butler, complaining of an undue election for the city of Kilkenny; and another petition complain ing of an undue return for the town of Athlone. The Ilonoura able Member also presented a petition from Thomas Flannigan, of Sligo, complaining of the deplorable situation of corporate towns in, Ireland, and praying the House to pass a law to assimulate such towns with those of Scotland, as to the right of returning re presentatives to Parliament. Lord MILTON presented a petition from Brad limb in Yorkshire, and other places in the neighbourhood, against the Corn Laws. On the motion of Lord FOLKESTONE, it was ()Meted that there be laid on the table of the House a copy of the Lords' Correspondence, respecting the circulation of one-pound notes in counties adjoining Scotland. The Noble Lord took the opportunity of expressing a desire to know if any :of the sug gestions of the Committee, appointed to inqure into the currency of Scotland and Ireland, were to be acted on by his Majesty's Go. vernment, and when. None of the official Members of Govern ment were present to reply to the question of the Noble Lord. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. Mk. Alderman WAITIIMAN rose to give notice, that on Tuesday next he sho►►ld move for an mgu►ry respecting the Arigna Mining and such other Companies as were connected with the name of an Hon. Member. Mr. BROGDEN wished that the Hon. .Member would be so good as to contradict a report in the newspapers, in which it was stated that the Worthy Alderman had said that it was at his (Mr. lirogden's) suggestion' he postponed his promised motion until after the recess. • Alderman WAITHMAN said, that he did not know how the discussions pf last night were reported, but he had nn hesitatian in saying that the conversation alluded to had taken place between himself and a Right Hon. Gentleman over the way, who wished that the subject of joint stock companies should be deferred until after the recess. • CORN LAWS. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the inha- itants of Blaneheatei,praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Lord FOLK ES . TON - E supported the prayer of the Petition, and observed it Was most strange that his Majesty's Mi nisters should call Parliament together so early as November, tun for any public good, but solely to bring in a Bill of indemnity for themselves, for having opened the ports for the admission of fo reign corn, the only act of Ministers that had met with the appro bation of the public.—(Hear, hear.)—The people were crowding the table with petitions for a speedy consideration of the Corn Laws; and even the Speech from the Throne " hoped that the distresses of the country would he speedily ameliorated." He . - (Lord Folkestone) therefore blamed his Majesty's Ministers—and the country would blame them too—for deferring the considera tion of such a vital subject to an indefinite period. Mr. D. W..HARVEY could -not see that a post ponement of the corn question until after the recess would be at tended with any bad consequences, and in justice to the Govern ment, he could not help thinking that if his Majesty's Ministers bad proceeded to legislate on the corn question without hearing the petitions of the people, they would have left themselves open to a much more serious charge than that now preferred by the Noble Lord.—:(Hear, hear.) Mr. FLUME said, he had omitted to state, wheit presenting the petition, that the petitioners in the first instance prayed fur a general reduction of expenditure in the several de partments of the State, and they particularly called upon the House to reduce all church property. The petition was then brought up, and ordered to be printed. CROWN pEBTORS. Mr. D. W. HARVEY moved for t; return of the number of prisoners confined in the different gaols in England al the suit of the Crown, together with the amount of bail required for each, diatinguirdring the amount of penalties, the period when the prisoners surrendered, and the nature of their respec tive offences. Mr. HUME said, that there were many eases of individual hardship arising from Crown prosecutions, and he knew a case of the greatest possible. grievance. A petition was presented from the Catholics of Wexford, pray ing for 4 removal of the disabilities under' which they laboured. CURRENCY_CORN LAWS. Mr. HERRIES moved, that the Order of the Day for the House, going into a Committee of S►ipply be read. On the question that the Order he postponed to Monday, Lord FOLKESTONE renewed the citiebtion which he asked before, as to whether it was the intention , of his Majesty's Government to take any liters at present with regard to the re- Commendations of the Committee appointed by the house to in quire into the currency of Scotland and Ireland. " Mr. HUSKISSON intimated that he was not pre pared at that time to answer the question of the Noble Lord. Lord FOLKESTONE snid; that iu consequence of the wish to procrastinate on the part of Ilinistera; the country Would be doomed to suffer additional grievances. But, to return to the subject to which he first called the attention of the House...- the state of the currency. On this and the other great question he thought the House had been treated by Ministers in a most die,: resOectful manner. Let the House consider the course that had been followed during the last Session. The Parliament had met early in: February, soon after that panic, - of which it had been said that the country was within. 48 bums of returning to a state of barter, when all confidence wee:, removed, and the utmost dis tress prevailed in the .c.onnriercial world. This was the state Of the country when Parliainent was called together. To this state its attention,,, w as called, for' the purpose of devising such measures as would, prevent the Lrecurrenee of the evils. The most of those evils were attributed, and be thought Very properly, to the state of the currency, and he would .admit that Ministers lost no time in bringing the subject forward for the consideration of the House. A bill was then introduced, to which be and several Gentlemen at his side of the House had 'given their support, tier effecting one remedy, by putting an end, aftera Particular period, to the circulation of I/. notes. That however, had not gone far through the House, when it underwent considerabl e 4thange,, and, those•who introduced it de. P a r' in a great' 'degree front lit principle. It was atlength as far at England was affected; but there were certain ti v nn!emen from t h e N ort h, w h o t h oug h t t h at the same principles v °lc° 'were applicable ti Englund and other countries, were not at all 4 Plilioahle for Seotlaud, end. by others it was held thattbese l c ' o r n i!l s t e ' l li ti 'l e e;7 ea re n t i o u ! r tip t n y l i i m calte ms ' to the fo st r at t e b : p f a !i n t d ow it: ing that Sembind and IrOand ought to be 'exempted from the operation of the meaturg bad which just been matte applicable to Ongland. To suppott this exempti on , h e t h oug h t it requ i re d so m e . : very strong reasons, but he regretted that no such *strong reasons ;144been urged. The last sewion, it would be recolleeted, was the kst of That Parliament, and, as was not infrequent ly the case, everything seemed to be done in a hurry. I n consequence , some o f ' the west important questions had been pest r _UnO, an d am ong that number wag that of the Corn Laws. The inquiry respecting the Scotch and Irish currency seemed to have partaken of the general haste, and was hurried through the corornilite. The was deli vered towards the end of the Session, but it was not until a consi- datable time afterwards that the evidence Was put into the hands of Members. He had read the report and the evidence, and it ap peared, to him that the real question was passed over in a great degree, or never fairly canvassed. He did repeat, that Patna went and tho country were Wry unfairly treated by Ministers, by the protraction of these ingiortant siibiects, and he, as a Member, felt it his duty PIO early to enter . his protest against the conti- - nuance of such.delaye. HUSKISSON observed, that. the Noble Lord had inferred more from the answer he had given to his question, than the fair import of that answer warranted. The Noble Lord had alluded to the Committee of Inquiry on Scotch and Irish Currency in the last fsession, anti hail asked. M tn Lord'FOLKESTONE (across the table),l. asked whether any measures. - • Mr. HUSKISSON continued--It might be " any Measures," and his answer was, that he was not then prepared to state what course Government might take; but the Noble Lord inferred a little too much from that answer, in assuming that it was decided that no measures whatever were to be taken on the subject. Indeed, be was somewhat surprised that the Noble Lord who professed such a fondness for a close adherence to - constitutional font's, should have asked the question—for what had they assort bled if it wore not for the discussion of those topics to which he had alluded? He would tell him. for what they had been assem bled. In a ease where the subsistence of a large portion of the community was at stake, anti where the proper means of supply ing it could not be had without a violation of the law, Ministers had, in the discharge of their duty, advised his Majesty to order the violation of the law, and having .done so, they thought, (per haps the Noble Lord would tell the House that it should be other wise) that Parliament ought to be called together with the least . possible delay, that the grounds on which that violation had taken place should be submitted to them ; that they !night grant an indemnity if they approved of tho'se grounds, or reject it if they disapproved them. Had Minis ters not taken this course, they would have - subjected themselves to deserved censure ; and he thought that Pediatric.* being' called together chiefly to pronounce upon the question of the violation of the ,aw, it ought not to excite surprise in any quarter that they were not ready to enter into the discussion of the greater question of what course it might be proper to adopt in future on the sub ject of the corn laws. •He thought it was not quite fair of the Noble Lord to assume that Ministers had not made up their minds on these important questions because they did not introduce them at the present time. He would tell the Noble Lord, that they were agreed on the measures which it might be proper to pur sue with respect to the final settlement of the great question ; hut they did not think the present time the most proper for its discussion. The corn laws were said to depend on the question of the currency, and he asked whether they would disuse that before the Bth or 10th of December? It would then he contended, be absolutely impossible to do justice to any of those great questions, if their discussions were nut post poned till after the holidays. He did not feel it necessary to go any farther on this subject ; but he thought he had said suffici ent to satisfy the house that Ministers had acted wisely in not introducing other great questions for their consideration at this season.—(hear.) A Member (Mr. DAVENPORT, jun. as we un derstood) addressed the house frotn under the gallery, but from the position in which he stood, only a very few of his remarks Were distinctly heard by the reporters. From what we could col lect, we understood the Honourable Member to contend that the price of corn depended on the state of the currency, and that it would be impossible permasenily to fix the one without coming to some correct arrangement respecting the other. Then adverting to the late distresses, he expressed a hope that some' Honourable Member would introduce a motion OR the subject, and if no other Member did, he gave notice, that after the holidays he would, and pledged himself to show that the distresses to which he had ad verted, were to be attributed to other causes than the speculations of individuals, which, taken altogether, were not of sufficient magnitude to have such effects. Colonel TORRENS approved of the postponement of the Corn Laws for thupresent, because he thought that every day's delay would show more clearly their pernicious effects. An Hon. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, shortly expressed his disapproval of the further postponement of the discussion of those. laws. Mr. lIENErr objected to the postponement, and observed, that Miaisters were bound to state to the House the course which they intended to propose on this great question. As long as this was unknown, the country would be kept in a state of suspense, highly injurious to all parties. No man was safe in entering into any important transaction connected with the pur7 . . chase or sale of land, while ignorant of what might be the future proceeding on . the ,question of Corn. He therefore regretted that subject was postpiined, and for the very same reasons on which the gallant Colonel (Torrena) had founded the expression of a con trary sentiment. He would only maim one observation on the language which bed been used by those who sought the repeal of the Corn Laws. Various meetings had been held at dif ferent places, and he must particularly mention that held in the Common Hall of the City of London, in which the land lords had been branded with the name of monopolists, and with other absurd titles, which he would not waste time in repeating ; but though they had been exposed to this species of abuse, no retaliation had yet been exercised by the landlords. At no place had the language used by the petitioners against the corn laws been so intemperate as that used in the Common-hall of London. (Hear, hear.)—The landed interest had long suffered under the violent language of the manufacturere, and he was sorry to say, that owing to the postponement now announced by Minister, it must continue to suffer under it still longer. He thought that if the manufacturers would abstain from that violent language, and would give to the question a cool and dispassionate consideration, they would not only advance their own interests by it, but would also promote the general welfare of the country. The question was then put, and milled. On the motion of Mr. HERRitg, the House went into a Committee of Ways and Means. In the Committee, ,000,000 of Exchequer Bills, applicable to the service of the year. 1826, were transferred to the' service of the year 1827. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Sir A. GRANT brought up the report on the Oats' Importation Indemnity Bill. The amendments were agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed, and the Bill was appointed to be read a third time to-morrow, D. IAA said, that the two motions mi.. W. E PROSECUTIONS. 11'[r. which lie intended to bring forward that evening, were so con nected with each other, that he would take the opportunity of making at once all the remarks which he deemed necessary to introduce them. One of the motions was only the revival of a motion, which he had himself introduced in the year 1820, and which he had intended to have followed up by another motion, had not his right to sit in Parliament been out away by a decision which convinced him that the conclusions drawn by Election Committees were not always infullilrle. Since the year 1820 no notice had been taken of the subject to which be had called public attention, though it was one of great impor tance, and referred to abuses, which were deeply rooted in the system of the law as at present administered, and which operated Injuriously on the individuals who were made the victims of them. There coold not be found a more decided proof of the advantages arising out of the interference of Parliament, than that afforded by the resolts of his motion. It appeared that from 1810 down to 1819, both inclusive, being a period of four years, previous to any notice being taken of the number of prosecutions Instituted under the Customs and Excise !awl, the average num ber.of informations filed each year was 700, whilst during the year In which attention was called to the subject, and during the. year immediately, following, the average number did not exceed 00. FrOm such a state of facts, he inferred that, so long as the *elici tors, who enjoyed the exclusive power of wielding this destructive weapon, should enjoy it without limitation, b() long as all par ties liable to. the Excise Laws were placed under their particular jurisdiction, they would not hesitate to seek:their own aggrandize, anent under the remit of advan c i ng and protecting the revenue, It was a fact well deserving the attention of. the House, that .no sooner bad its vigilance been directed •to the .subje,et, than the average number of annual informations :wes redueed from 700 to 2150...-4 reduction by which every victim rescued from the grasp of the. Excise Laws w saved. an expense of Isol., and the CroWn an expense of '3OO/, or .4001. upon each, prosecution. The reason which induced ,him to revive his former, inquiry, was se wish to see how far the power of filing informations under the Customs and Excise Laws had been exercised shares 1820. It was not for him to draw hasty conclusions from statements which were not before the House, but which, he believed, could be Hu h. stantiatad ; but lie should be much surprised, if it were not found that a recurrence of the old abuses took .plikee' as soon as, the v igilance of Parliament ceased to be directed 41 1 11 M ,thew. The other motion which, he had M submit to then House, was for a re turn of the number of causes set down for trial and disposed of in th e Courts of hen Basch, Com mon Pleas, and Exchequer , ' during the last six 'Years, and was therefore intimately connected with the proceedings in the Courts of Law. Those three Courts pos sessed equal jurisdiction in most things, though in some the Court of Exchequet possessed an exclusive jurisdiction. Though they were all filled by the same number of judges, and though each. Of them; with the exception of the chiefs, received the muse stipend, still, when the business which they respectively transacted was compared, it was impossible to come to any other conclusion than this—that the Courts - of King's Bench and of Common Pld"as were overburdened with business, to the great injury of the suitots ih theirs, and that the Court of Exchequer was little better than'a receptacle for legal sinecurists. Whilst from 70 to 100 causes were daily entered for trial in the Courts of King's Bench and of Common Pleas, there were seldom more than six entered in the . Court of Eichequer. His object was to show, that' where the Courts possessed equal jurisdiction, and where the judges were taken from the same bar, and distinguished for nearly the same degree of talent, there must be come inherent defects in the Coint of Etchequer which clogged the Court in its proceed ings, and prevented the subject from approaching it for redress. There was also in his motion, an allusion to the equitable jurisdic tion possessed by the Court of Exchequer. Considering all that the House had recently heard, and was likely to hear again, on the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, he thought that it would be advantageous to know something of the number of causes 'de cided On the equity side of the Court of Exchequer. The House would then know why a court scarcely inferior in jurisdiction to. the .High Court of Chancery should have its files scarcely touched, whilst the Court of Chancery had its files overburdened. If, therefore, the equity side of the Court of Exchequer could be made auxiliary to the Court of Chancery, an avenue would be opened, by which the discontent generated by the expensive delays of the latter court might gradually evaporate and disappear. Having made these observations, he would now move that an address be humbly. presented to his Majesty, praying that be will be graci ouely pleased to give directions that there be laid on the table of the House a return of the total number of informations under the custom and excise laws filed in the Court of Exchequer, from the commencement of the year 1820 to the conclusion of Michaelmas term, 1826: together with an account of the penalties recovered and the amount received ; stating whether it was the full amount of the penalty, or only a part taken as a compromise, together with the costs of each prosecution, and the amount of them paid by the crown and the party exchequered. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. Mr. LOCKHART thought the reason why so little business was transacted in the Court of Exchequer was, that an attorney could not practise there in his own name, but was obliged to practice in the name of one of the side clerks. He re ceived, therefore, only half fees, and that was the reason why he went in preference to the Court of King's Bench, where be re. ceived whole fees. He thought that it would be of great advan tage to the public to get rid of these side clerks altogether. Mr. SPENCE explained 'the reasons which induced him to bring forward his motion respecting the business of the Court of Exchequer, and assured the Hon. Member for Colchester that they did not arise from any wish to take the matter out of his hands. The Hon. Member's motion called only for a return of the number of causes set. down for trial, which was not in itself sufficient. The House ought to be informed how long the Courts were occupied in hearing interlocutory motions. He could assure the House that the Members of the Court of Exchequer were par ticularly anxious that the Court should be made an efficient Court, and that they would willingly lend their assistance to any measure which would prevent it from being branded as, a receptacle for sinecurists, by giving it an active and extensive jurisdiction. The motion was then put and carried, as was also another mo tion for a return of the number of closes set down for trial, and disposed of in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and Exchequer, during the last six years, distinguishing the num ber of records made up for the trial in London and Middlesex, and the verdicts taken thereupon, and also specifying the number of hills 'filed on the equity :tide of the Court of Exchequer, distin guishing the number of thein which had been heard Irons those which still remained for hearing. REFORM IN 'PARLIAMENT. Lord NUGENT had given notice of his intention to,move that evening an address to his Majesty, calling for a re turn of the various qualifications on which voters claim to return Members to Parliament in the different counties, cities and bo roughs, distinguishing the resident voters from the non-resident, and the actual from the honorary freemen and burgesses. Since be had entered the House that evening, he had learned from a Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, that he intended to oppose his motion. Besides the objections which the Right Hon. Gentle man had to it upon principle, he had told bins that in his opinion there was a technical ilifficUlty, which would prevent the returns from luting made. Ile differed from the Right Hon. Gentleman even on that point. ' He thought the returns could be made with out much difficulty ; but as the question was one of great import ance both to the interests of individuals and to the representation and reputation of the House, he would postpone the discussion of t to some early day after the bolydays. ACCOUNTS. RELA TING TO CORN. HUSKISSON: rose to move the House to 1. rescind the orders which it made on Tuesday last, respecting cer tain' accounts relating to Foreign Corn. He could assure the Honourable Gentleman who had moved for those accounts, that he (Mr. Huskisson) did not make his motion from any want of courtesy to hini, or front any wish to withhold necessary informs.. tion. But the accounts for which the Honourable Member had moved, appeared to hint to involve a principle that was quite novel, and, indeed, impossible for the house to admit. The mo tions of the Honourable Member called on the house not only to grant information which might be given, but to confirm cer tain propositions and inferences, which ,might, or might not, be the legitimate consequence of the information he required. Either the returns warranted the propositions which they con tained, and therefore no more information was necessary, or in call ing for further information, the Hon. Member had no right toaffirm the proposition which that information was wanted to establish. The returns called for the " total quantity of wheat and wheat-flour ex ported from, and imported into, England, between 1748 and 1752, both inclusive (being the period of the greatest export.") Here it was affirmed that these four years was the period of greatest ex port. It might be ao, or it might not. If it were so, there was no occasion for further information ; if it were not, why was the House to affirm it in the dark ? The Hon. Member also called for " the total quantity of wheat, rye, barley, and oats imported from the ports of Europe only, during the years 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1811, 1812, 1819, being years in which the trade with the Baltic was interrupted." Ile (Mr. Iluskisson) knew that we had trade with the Baltic in all these years--with some parts more, with others less, in consequence of their being in the occupation of the enemy; but the House would not affirm that the trade was interrupted. The other resolution called for the " total quantity of wheat, rye, barley, and oats im ported from the - ports of Europe in the year 1810, being the year in which the trade with the Baltic was renewed." Now, after what he 'had said with regard to the interruption of the trade with the Baltic, he did not see how he could affirm that it was then renewed. The Hon. Member also called for " the prices of wheat in England:from 1765 to the year 1797, both in elusive, in periods of five years, omitting the years 1795 and 1796 as years of peculiar scarcity." Now let the House consider what the Hon. Member was here doing. He affirmed that two years were years of great scarcity, without giving any proof of it, , and then placed within the number of years during which he wished his returns to be made, tivo years. after all, he wished to be omitted. If he really had wanted information, he ought to have worded his motion "from the year 1765 to the year 1795." The, lion. Meniber would excuse him, if he suggested to him, that he ought to have called for his returns for the prices of wheat in Great Britain, and not in England only, as it was right to know the price throughout the whole kingdom. The Honourable Member had also called for " a return of the total quan tity of wheal anti wheaten flour imported from Ire land into Greet Britain from the .year 1820 to the year 1825, both inclusive, and the aggregate average of pr ice u p on the period of six years." Now, he had informed the Hononrable Member that there was no average of prices taken in Ireland, and the Hon. Member had informed him in return that he would be content with the average of prices stated in the Gazette. lie would conclude would, therefore, say no more upon that point, but hemoved aceotints relating to c o ra , discharge by telling the e e oHrodueraeotflTtuteefthraymiltiasnt,gfto•orund on which to Was that in calling for information , . they introduced a novel and then moved that the orders e dang fr e ue ro s u d s a,, pr i a m e t tice he itnhsePhaarltigatender. He On the question being prat, Mr. E. W,ODEFIOUS-E said, that the reason why lie had Moved fat , ' then retort-to was, that . the . party with whom liking,. so constitutionally lazy, that in that the order be discharged,. r th emsel ves, it was requisite to hit•fillest information, and point out to them in lay before them t , • absolute necessity f • their for so doing. e the clearest niannef.' alteration in the terms of his motion, which he bad nOw Made an _ o l Td a nr cte to d in v t e itit ° tre e :l lls T would submit to the Right Hon. G entleman for his inspection, stir .: and if h, a pproved of it, he would give notice of it in its amended oulde h appy to inspect the Hon. h.. Gentleman's motion. o h e r( w • t a r as then discharged, and the other orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at seven o'clock to y. this . da l'orrnollFlioundsaYKeviP s l : in o g s ' m t n . N PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OP THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. Ways and Means—Report. - 2. Oats Importation Indemnity Bill—Third reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, Dec. 4. Mt. Littleton-. Resolution regarding Deposit on Appeal Gases in Private Bills, Tuesday, Dec. i. Mr. Alderman Walthman...lnquiry into the formation and proceeding+ of the Arigna Iron and Coal Company, and into the conduct of the Directors and Officers e a also spanrespecti other Joint Stock Compa. nies where any of the ine 'Director Officers are concerned. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Mr. Spence.-. Return of the quantity of business done in the Court of Exchequer, in Equity and Law, since the passing of the Act a llow • ing the Chief Baron to sit alone in Equity. After the Holidays. Lord Nugent—Address for Returns of the various rights on which Voters claim to return Members to Parliament in the different Coun ties, Cities, and Boroughs; distinguishing resident front non-resi dent and actual Freemen and Burgesses from Honorary. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ' Bank Stock 202 South Sea Stock .................. ...Mg 3 per Cent. Red 112 N, Old Annuities ........................ 3 per Cent, Cons. •g3liAls New Ditto ... ... ................... .- 31‘, per Cent. % Ex. Bills, 11,000 2d. .. 18 19 pm. Ditto Red.. .88a„ Ditto - SOO 1 2. ....••18 19pm. 4 ()er Cent. New 98 % 4 Ditto Small ... "._2d. ...... 19 22 pm. Ditto, 1826 h Ditto Commercial.. .......... •-••••• Bank Long Ann. 1 94 ;4 1 Bank for Opening ............... ... India Stock 249 218 India for Account .... " ......••^ •-; Ditto Bonds 37 :l India :Cons. for Account ... .... Cs 4 Y 4 _____------------ PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian Bonds, 6 per ...ct. 3B Colombian Bonds Ditto, 18'14 —.38 313 i 8 S 7 Danish, 3 per cent. Greek Bonds 'NDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Neapol i tan, ISM .................. Peruvian'Bonds ........ .. , ..... -- Portuguese Bonds ... 7466 dir. Wussian, 5 par cent. ........ -- Ditto, New ........................... -- Russian, New, 5 p. c. ...... ,% 4 % Spanish, 1821........... .. 13.4. ---- HISS ........... ......... French Renter, i p. c...... • Exchange............ --t. 3 per cent. Exchange ............ Ditto, 1826 18% W 4 Guatimala — Mexican Bonds — Do. 1825 ANI:i%li% PRICES OF SNARE; i AT ONE O'CLOCK• Paid. rer .e 225 3.10 20 IS!' 30 C. 1 , 4 Company le BoLinos Mining Company Brazilian Mining Company Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Af4ol Protector Fire InsuriTirceZ:9ini; Van Dieman's Lind Agricultural I • PRICE OF IRISH STOCKS, NOV. 29. are Bank Stock - St. Patrick Incur . ( perc h )... 106 Gov. Stock, per cent.8714%).,1% Royal Irish Ditto .................. _ Ditto, New 4 per Ce,it Consols, b 3. per cent cent .... 96 88:4 1 - ti 41 3 Royal Canal Stock .... Grand Canal Stock N City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. per cent. ------ Hibernia n attr ii v . t on n a c ci i Provincial Ditto ßttat • I 68 71: I2AliningriCommercial ....... - MA Arrived. Due. O America 1 O Brazil 0 O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadoe 0 1 Dublin 0 Flanders 0 O France O Gottenburgh 1 I L S. Arrived. O Guernsey & 0 Jersey. Hamburgh . ......... g 0 flatland O Jamaica ..... 0 O Leeward 1 elands O Lisbon II Malta, 0 I Waterford 0 COURSE OF EXCHA Dinsterdanf C.F. 12 4 itto, at sight . l2 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp l2 5 Hamburg!) 94i U. 37 3 Altona • 2g U. 37 4 Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 85 Bordeaux 25 85 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 153 Petertiburgli, rblc .. 3U. 9 0 Vienna, effective fi 2 M. 10 15 Trieste do. Madrid 3l4k Cadiz Bilboa I3arcelona 33 Seville 31 Gibraltar 45 4'N 434 NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn Cieitoa Venice 46 man, = 0 seg per os. HS Lisbon 41 Oporto as Rio Janeiro 49 BAbia 44 Buenos Ayres 49 Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork 1 SULLION, PIM OZ. s. Portugal Gold, in coin .... Q 0 t' Foreign Gold, in bar 5...... 3 17 0 New Doubloons ............ 3 13 S New Dollars .................. 4 1 0 . 1 Silver, in bars, standart - • - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORRO W ! . Morning 45 minutes after 4. I Evening 7 minute/ = S ' Zbt L SATURDAY EVENIN ON DON G, DEV , EJI.N.R g, 0426' L oi c of Thursday morning, the . ---- The It 7 tents of which we gave in our paper of yesterday, copied the following ar ti c l e f r om the Nuremburg Cor respondent. We have not yet beard what the plan is, by what country it is to be undertaken, nor where the congress of bankers is to be held :-- " There is much talk at present of a vast financial operation undertakep by one of the greatest Powers of ELITOpe, and for the confection of which a convocation of the principal bankers on the Continent has taken place in the capital. And certainly a Per t ° of profound peace, which the happy result of the last diplomatic negotiations has con fi rmed for a length of years, seen' to b ' f ar principal con- The suited to operations which tend to place public credit on the most solid foundations." Accounts are said to have been received 0 1 a . lar g ° body of the deserters from Portugal to Spain) ha vin g actually re-entered die Portuguese territory in militant array, for the purpose of declaring DON MIGFEti. If this be so, there can be 110 doubt that t he C ourt of Madrid have sanctioned the proceeding; and Ice , think it more than probable that 'the Mini sters FERDINAND have been instigated to the enourage ment of such a step by the secret influence of Frail although, according to some accounts, the Frei ) ! Ambassador at Madrid was recalled as soon es the telligenee reached Paris, to mark the disapprobation 0 vv e l oo k for the his Court at the treachery of Spain. next arrivals from Portugal with considerable alodetY. The following following is an extract from the vernment Gazette of the 3 d July : Calcutta (4°- agiin the The native papers leave no doub t that the Piinitth i' --' I scene of military operations , and that Runjeet S in g h has res mot . 0 his purpose of attempting to extend his dominions 0 the ex ,r 6 bly of the Afghans. The distracted state of that country i' „" h 'g ig favourable to his views. The rival Kings, Mahn:mod , 1 f ,..:'it ' s are equally fugitives ; the former with his eon Ksture n i ''''''Ttbin considerable force at Herat ; and the latter living re 1 , wi 'ded the British territory, or at least till lately. The country. isdivi .t. between the sons of Fatch Khan; who aiv always at variance pith to I . each other, and who have no hereditary ner personal claim allegiance of the Afghan tribes. At the came time, religious dhlf• ferences, and a spirit of independence, are likely to lini glsta t .e . Afghans against the Sikhs, and may supply the place of a leg'!" work of Runjeet a King wtiihnogmh,tshvehyosheap:eliochey iytea,obvsintlistlay mate and consolidated Government. possibly, Shilja'e recent '!- mate parture from Ludhiana, if correctly reported , maY l' avi bee° t h e as much attached as their capricious and lawless character pont! ted them to be to any ruler. For reinstating hilt' in part of . 11 possessions, the eastern portion, or Prehawsr, and its dePe nd _ A rne'r'' may he the price ; and they will be .more - easily pure thewe should think, in this manner, than • by hostile collision wit" whole body of the Afghans." ,ivabtoont:fftieireytoute.r_oo. The proceedings id, the HOUSe of Commons o'oo not important last night. Mr. WAITIIMAN, in deference to the feelings 4 Mr. BROGDE24II Or perhaps fearful that the h! honour o f bringing forwar d the in q uir y into that gentleman's d i u jo c ti t oi mi gr;ehst signifiedpe be et ing taken out o f hie Bands thielisAtiligtennathioonnocf oboriiinmgliiyngoif:Truebl A n enh n e day next. A MA O n Lord FOLKESTONE mad e rather a warm Ministers for not bringing forward at once the two in,, portent questions of Corn and Currency. Mr. liusKissoN having stated that ha was not pre' to give a reply to a question from the Noble Lord whether Ministers iiitentiO to .revive the Com mittee of last Session, on the subject of thc,ritOrawal